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Drainage and Sewerage.
The district is sewered on the separate system and the
disposal of sewage carried out at the Mereway works.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
The figures and other details of the work of the Sanitary
Inspectors have been supplied to me by the Inspector of Nuisances
as required by the order of the Local Government Board.
Considerable activity has been displayed and much useful
work has again been accomplished. The work of inspection has
perhaps been performed with more energy than method, but at the
end of the year the system was organised more carefully and
although the results may not be so obtrusive the work will be
carried out in a more systematic manner in future. It has been the
practice hitherto to carry out what may be described as general
sanitary inspections of considerable numbers of dwellings. The
result of this has been that, as a rule, drainage matters have
received an undue proportion of attention and other defects were
apt to be overlooked. It is intended in future to remedy any
obvious cause of complaint where necessary, but to devote as much
time as can be spared to complete systematic inspections under the
Housing and Town Planning Act, and to follow up closely the
intimations which are sent as the result of such inspections. Much
of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors is included in the County
Council Tables, pages 62 to 67.
Notices.—Four hundred and • seventy-nine intimations were
sent, most of these referring to several separate defects. A large
number of these have been complied with, but it was considered
necessary to ask for authority to serve 160 statutory notices.
These were not all complied with by the end of the year, but
all are being carefully kept under observation and will be reported
upon in due course.
Drainage.—The smoke test was applied to the drainage and
plumbing work of 155 houses of which 131 were found to be
defective.